Vivax malaria and chloroquine resistance: a neglected disease as an emerging threat

Anam A. Waheed, Najia K. Ghanchi, Karim A. Rehman, Afsheen Raza, Syed F. Mahmood, Mohammad A. Beg

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Abstract

In Pakistan, Plasmodium vivax contributes to major malaria burden. In this case, a pregnant woman presented with P. vivax infection and which was not cleared by chloroquine, despite adequate treatment. This is probably the first confirmed case of chloroquine-resistant vivax from Pakistan, where severe malaria due to P. vivax is already an emerging problem.

Original languageEnglish
Article number146
JournalMalaria Journal
Volume14
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015

Keywords

  • Artemisinin combination therapy
  • Chloroquine resistance
  • Malaria

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